Lee tossed eight terrific innings, while only making two mistakes. He allowed solo home runs to Jayson Werth in the fourth and Jeff Kobernus in the eighth innings, while holding the Nationals scoreless otherwise. Lee limited them to five hits and walked no batters, his third start in the last five without walking a batter.

Lee struck out nine batters while throwing 82 of 110 pitches for strikes, as he lowered his ERA to 2.53. Lee now ranks first in the National League in wins with nine and first in innings pitched, at 110 1/3. He also has the ninth-best ERA (2.53) and third-best WHIP (0.95) after 15 starts.

Lee will try to keep his winning streak intact in his next start, Monday against the Padres in San Diego. 

Detwiler twirled five solid innings to open the game, allowing just one run on three hits, before seeming to hit a wall in the sixth. He allowed three straight hits to open the inning and then hit a batter to load the bases. With one run already across, he allowed a two-out, two-run single to Kevin Frandsen that essentially ended his game.

Detwiler ultimately surrendered four runs on seven hits in his six innings of work, while striking out four and walking none. He threw 55 of 85 pitches for strikes, as his record fell to 2-5.

Detwiler carries a 3.34 ERA into his next start, Sunday against the Rockies. 

Atchison was set to appear in his first game in over two months, but suffered a right groin injury during warm-ups prior to his appearance. The team has yet to officially announce his placement on the disabled list, but are expected to do so prior to Wednesday's game if it happens. 

"The second warm-up pitch I felt a little tug in my groin," Atchison said. "I tried to throw another one and felt it pulling some more. Basically, I can't push off. It's on the right side. I couldn't go. It's frustrating, obviously. My arm felt great. I felt good. I hadn't had any signs of this."

Mauer hit a first-inning homer, his seventh of the year, for a two-run shot. The No. 2 batter for the Twins finished 3 for 5 with two RBI and two runs scored. He added a double and is batting .327 on the year.

Mauer has four RBI in his last two games as he keeps coming up with big hits. Fifth in the American League in batting, Mauer continues to produce for Minnesota.

Willingham went 1 for 4 with a walk and a run scored in the game and is batting .211 on the year.

The slugger missed a couple games and has been struggling at the plate for the Twins. He has just three hits in his last 22 at-bats without an RBI over that stretch.

The backstop on this night combined with Mauer for six of the team's 13 hits in the 7-5 win. Doumit doubled and went 3 for 4 with a walk and two RBI. He's batting .234.

Doumit has six hits in his last five games to raise his average a bit. He does have eight homers and 35 RBI, but he's been anything but consistent.

Konerko went 4 for 4 in the game with a double and his 27th RBI. He also scored a run and is batting .248 on the year after the four-hit effort.

The 37-year-old has an RBI in three of his last four games, but 27 on the year over 230 at-bats. He's struggled, but it was good to see him pick it up in a losing effort Tuesday.